Aristotle once said that a tragic hero is neither completely innocent nor completely evil. He goes on to say that this person is usually born high in the ranks of society and possesses a tragic flaw, which usually comes from within him/herself and ends up showing itself through arrogance or poor judgement. This tragic flaw also inevitably brings the hero to his/her ruin (par. 4). This statement in itself reveals that the true tragic …showed first 75 words of 1015 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1015 total…of honor, respect, and love, but with no alterior or evil motives. In Creon’s case, there is much to show that he is the true tragic hero, may it be by Aristotle’s views or how every other tragic hero in Sophocles’ plays sounds just like the infamous Creon. Contrasting these two characters proves the fact that although Antigone is a heroine in her own right, Creon is the true tragic hero in Antigone.